DDI 2006 Series

The Leadership Forecast 2005-2006: 
Best Practices for Tomorrow's Global Leaders Series

The following podcasts re-cap the findings of DDI's Leadership Forecast 2005-2006 research study which analyzed responses from 4,559 leaders and 944 HR representatives from 42 countries. The sample involved both public and private organizations from 36 industries; a large majority (63 percent) of the organizations employ more than 1,000 people. The leader and HR samples represented a wide range of levels and responsibilities.

The Series

Building a Dream Team 1/5/2006
[Total Running Time: 8:10 | Size: 7.657 MB]
How strong are today's leaders? And how can we develop them?
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Tending to the Garden 1/5/2006
[Total Running Time: 8:52 | Size: 8.325 MB]
What are the advantages to growing your own leaders?
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The Drive to Be a Leader 1/5/2006
[Total Running Time: 8:47 | Size: 8.243 MB]
What drives people to become leaders and what pressures do today's leaders face?
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Read more or to download a copy of the full 
Leadership Forecast 2005-2006 report.

About the Author

by Paul R. Bernthal, Ph.D. and Richard S. Wellins, Ph.D.

Who Has the Edge in Leadership Talent, India or China? All eyes are on India and China as the emerging global economic powerhouses. A subset of data from DDI’s recent Global Leadership Forecast examines the quality of their leadership practices, a telling sign of poise for growth.

A Different Way of Looking at Time Management This podcast features an interview with Laura Vanderkam, author of 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think.

Hiring Success: The Importance of Culture Fit Every company has unwritten rules of engagement that are crucial to an employees success. How do you identify and hire for this informal culture fit?

The Middle Matters: Leveraging Your Mid-level Leaders to Drive Business Performance This podcast explores the findings and implications of DDI’s Pulse of the Workforce research and what organizations can do to engage and retain individual contributors.

• 10 Ways and 100 Days to Jump Start New Employees


• Better Hiring System, Better Employees


• Finding US Cellular’s Leaders of the Future

• Taking the Pulse of the Workforce


• Getting Learners Out of the Classroom: DDI's Approach to Virtual Learning


• In Your Leadership Pipeline, the Middle Matters!


• The Talent to "Break from the Pack"


• Leaders Without Sea Legs


• Beyond a Seat at the Table: HR's Role in Business Strategy at Transocean


• Holding Women Back: Why gender still matters on today’s career ladder


• Are You Failing the Interview? Examining hiring concerns in a down economy


• Taking Training Global at Phillips


• Real Advice for Selecting Talent in Today’s Economy


• Rules of Employee Engagement in Challenging Times


• Act Now to Position Your Workforce for Long-term Growth


• New Rules for CEO Succession Management Part 1


• New Rules for CEO Succession Management Part 2

• What it Takes to be a Global Leader


• Panasonic’s Global Approach to Talent Management


• Swapping Engines in Mid-Air: 2008 Sales Talent Management Benchmark


• Innovation: The Leadership Imperative


• Hiring Sales Leaders for New Sales Strategy at Avon Products

• Optimizing a Leadership Pipeline^SM:


• Blend with the End in Mind: Best Practices for Developing and Sustaining Blended Learning Initiatives


• How Employee Engagement is Driving Bottom-line Success at Campbell Soup


• A Conversation About Key Trends Shaping Business with FORTUNE Columnist, Geoffrey Colvin


• Texas Children’s Hospital Takes an Innovative Approach to Demonstrate the Need for Leadership Development


• Gus Lee Talks About Courageous Leadership


• Monster.com Reveals New Research into Job Seeker’s Attitudes


• Making Retirement Management® A Key Element in Your Talent Management Strategy


• How to Laser Beam Your Executive Development Efforts to Achieve Real Results